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The problem approached by the project starts from the low level of consultation, involvement and participation of teachers and students of pre-university education in the decision-making processes and the design of public policies concerning them, at county / national level. Existing professional organizations (trade unions, student and parents associations) rely on internal expertise, but do not have the capacity for extensive consultations at grass-roots level.
The project proposes the creation of a tool for such actions, by developing a web platform with 3000 teachers and 500 students, to be consulted continuously, periodically, thematically and for quick reaction in relation to county / national decisions on topics of education. Periodically, the results of the teachers and students consultation will be published and disseminated to the decisionmakers.
The result of the consultations will be translated into action, in the form of 150 webinars for training, activation and debate on school topics, on topics related to the NGO sector and for the development of watchdog and monitoring skills of 1000 teachers and 200 students. The most active 100 teachers and 20 students, along with 10 local NGOs, will be involved in 20 advocacy meetings with 10 County School Inspectorates, leading to 5 county procedural changes. Following the meetings, 10 Civic School Inspectorates will be created informally. 3 advocacy meetings with national NGOs and the Ministry of Education will lead to a structural change, capitalizing on the results of previous consultation and activation actions. A coalition of 3 national NGOs, 10 local NGOs, 100schools, 10 School Inspectorates and MEC will regulate the operation and future use of the consultation web platform, in order to empirically substantiate the following decisions and policies on public education.